单词 | to stare out of countenance |
释义 | > as lemmasto stare (a person) out of countenance b. transitive. With object complement: to cause (a person or thing) to pass into a certain place, state, or condition by staring. Formerly frequently in to stare (a person) out of countenance (see countenance n.1 6b). Cf. look v. 2c. See also to stare down at Phrasal verbs, to stare out at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > stare or gaze at > bring about by staring stare1663 pore1707 1663 W. Clark Marciano iii. vi. 42 Tush, as for death, I fear the varlet not, I've often stare'd him out of countenance. 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal iv. 38 Who e'er to gulp one drop of this dares think I'l stare away his very pow'r to drink. 1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 319 The..Stone..stares Deucalions..Boys, into..Pebbles. 1733 London Mag. Feb. 68/2 The Creature is so sheepish, I stare him out of Countenance in an Instant. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xiv. 63 Taking my two hands, [he] stared me into a half-confusion. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. xxiii. 276 She did not stare young men out of countenance. 1844 E. B. Barrett Poems II. 265 Thou art staring the stars pale! 1936 Pop. Mech. July 136 a/2 The old story of the strong-willed man staring the wild beast out of countenance. 1990 S. Schecter AIDS Notebks. 54 Even the leaves outside the window remain impassive and opaque, and I cannot stare them into poetry. 2011 D. Spiotta Stone Arabia 63 Sitting there, with his hand on mine, staring me into desiring him. < as lemmas |
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